[Sledge]

I seriously doubt that Apple would not put a screen on a new music player.

EDIT: I just had a crazy thought. Ever hear of the Phatbox? It's an MP3 player for your car. It has the ability to speak track titles if you are using it with an OEM stereo (most don't have text-capable screens). What if this screenless flash player speaks the song title through the headphones?

Meh. Fahgetaboutit. I still don't think it won't have a screen

 

[neueziel]

I think it's time for me to buy 500 shares of Apple stock...

 

[dj_digital]

Quote:

Originally Posted by neueziel I think it's time for me to buy 500 shares of Apple stock...

I think apple can still go up a lot (100$++). I'm really happy I only had to pay like ~$44 for all my shares though! And I'm still holding onto them!

dj_digital

 

[widds2v]

I just don't see a big of a market for flash based players as HD based players. Look at those iriver 1gb players for like 300 bucks, I'd much rather have at least 20x the space for the same price. HD players don't really skip so the flash players versus laser based pcdp arguement in their favor really doesn't hold up.

And with the firewire, my laptop came with one firewire port (but no cable thx~)... and you can always put in a pcmcia card with 4 firewire ports, since what else is there to use pcmcia slots for! Most laptops have built in wireless nowadays anyway, and most have bluetooth, if not you can add a USB thumb-bluetooth.

 

[Taphil]

Quote:

Originally Posted by kugino yeah, just the way the ipod mini failed, right? or the way the whole ipod thing was way too expensive to catch on, right?

The iPod mini was small and had USB.

 

[steel102]

sorry, but i don't think they can touch that jens of sweden 24k gold flash player in terms of coolness

 

[daveman_84]

There is no way it will be firewire only. All of the iPods support USB 2.0 now. No way they are going to backpedal at this point.

 

[blessingx]

Quote:

Originally Posted by steel102 sorry, but i don't think they can touch that jens of sweden 24k gold flash player in terms of coolness

Maybe. Then again if Apple's new colors are Palladium, Platinum, Rhodium, Osmium and Ruthenium...

 

[Sledge]

Quote:

Originally Posted by blessingx Maybe. Then again if Apple's new colors are Palladium, Platinum, Rhodium, Osmium and Ruthenium...

Considering that an Apple flash player is only a rumor at this point, I think it would be more appropriate that it would be made of oxygen. Preferably warm.

 

[austonia]

you could sneak that thing into prison, just the right shape

 

[blessingx]

Another report. Long-time iPod HD supplier Toshiba is now claiming a Flash mem deal with Apple.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/20...nt_2315802.htm

Not sure this unofficial comment will be greeted with pleasure by Apple, but ...

Apple's flash memory iPod will sell for US$149 to US$199, Milunovich wrote.

 

[jpr703]

I used to work in product development for a major US cellular company and I can tell you that American consumers just don't like gadgets that are too small. You might sell a bunch in Japan, though.

 

[bootman]

Quote:

Originally Posted by austonia you could sneak that thing into prison, just the right shape

Ouch!

 

[IpodSF]

How about a screen on the other side?

 

[deltawalkerl]

Time to put out my own rumor...LOL...This has nothing to do with iPod or Apple, but couldn't you just imagine that this could be what an iPod video player would look like, if there ever will be one?